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Short Story Def

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title   the name of the story  
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author   the person that wrote the story  
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setting   when and where the story took place  
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main character   who the story is about  
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character sketch   a brief description of the character  
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stock characters   minor characters in the story  
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climax   the most exciting part of the story  
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1st person   when the person telling the story is in the story (I, we, me)  
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3rd person   when the person telling the story is not in the story (he, she, they)  
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theme   the moral of the story  
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type   what kind of story it is  
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conflict   a struggle between opposing forces  
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man vs man   when there is a disagreement or fight between two people  
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man vs nature   when man is going against the elements  
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man vs society   when a man is going against a large group of people  
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man vs himself   when someone is making a decision  
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irony   something unexpected  
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plot   the steps involved in solving the problem in a story  
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narrator   the person telling the story  
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fiction   any literature that isn’t a true story  
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short story   a story that solves one problem  
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tone   the author’s attitude  
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mood   how the story makes you feel  
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non-fiction   a true story  
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